▻ “The Story of Wine”

from The Wine Conversation · host Sarah Kemp

Listen to Hugh Johnson talk about his magnus opus, “The Story of Wine,” which has just been republished by the Académie du Vin Library. Sarah Kemp interviews him about his remarkable book, which is full of stories from Noah to the present day.

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Sarah Kemp talks to Hugh Johnson about his book "The Story of Wine" which traces the story of wine from the dawn of civilization to the present day. They discuss how the earliest traces of grape pips were found in fosils 5000-7000 BC, how the Egyptians had the name of the owner, the oeonolgist, the vineyard and year on the capsules of their bottles, how wars and trade treaties shaped our tastes in wine.

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